''Problepsis'' is a genus of

moth Moths are a paraphyletic group of insects that includes all members of the order Lepidoptera that are not butterflies, with moths making up the vast majority of the order. There are thought to be approximately 160,000 species of moth, many of ...

s in the family

Geometridae The geometer moths are moths belonging to the family Geometridae of the insect order Lepidoptera, the moths and butterflies. Their scientific name derives from the Ancient Greek ''geo'' γεω (derivative form of or "the earth"), and ''metr ...

Description

Palpi thick scaled and reaching just beyond the frons. Hindleg of male small, tibia dilated with a fold containing a tuft of long hair, where the first joint of tarsus dilated and large. Forewings with vein 3 from, or from before angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars. Veins 7, 8, 9 and 10 stalked from before upper angle, and vein 11 anastomosing (fusing) slightly with them to form the areole. Hindwings from, or from before, angle of cell. Vein 5 from somewhat above middle of discocellulars and vein 6 from before upper angle.

Selected species

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Problepsis achlyobathra ''Problepsis achlyobathra'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Sumatra, Peninsular Malaysia, Borneo, Java and Sulawesi Sulawesi (), also known as Celebes (), is an island in Indonesia. One of the four Greater ...

'' Prout, 1928 *''

Problepsis aegretta ''Problepsis aegretta'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya, South Africa and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Africa, is the eastern subregion of th ...

'' Felder & Rogenhofer, 1875 *''

Problepsis albidior ''Problepsis albidior'' is a species of moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Asia, including India, Taiwan and Japan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the oth ...

'' Prout, 1938 *''

Problepsis apollinaria ''Problepsis apollinaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from the India, Indian Subregion to New Guinea and Queensland. Adult are white or pale yellow, with a round brown spot on each forewing, and silver markings continuing ...

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*'' Problepsis argentea'' Warren, 1900 *'' Problepsis asira'' Wiltshire, 1982 *'' Problepsis borneamagna'' Holloway, 1997 *'' Problepsis centrophora'' (Prout, 1915) *''

Problepsis clemens ''Problepsis clemens'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Au ...

'' Lucas, 1890 *''

Problepsis conjunctiva ''Problepsis conjunctiva'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in India (Sikkim), China (Hainan) and Taiwan. The wingspan The wingspan (or just span) of a bird or an airplane is the distance from one wingtip to the other win ...

'' Prout, 1917 *''

Problepsis craspediata ''Problepsis craspediata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in ...

'' Warren, 1897 *'' Problepsis crassinotata'' Prout, 1917 *''

Problepsis deducta ''Problepsis deducta'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on the Seychelles Seychelles (, ; ), officially the Republic of Seychelles (french: link=no, République des Seychelles; Creole: ''La Repiblik Sesel''), is an a ...

'' Herbulot, 1962 *'' Problepsis deliaria'' Guenée,

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Problepsis delphiaria ''Problepsis delphiaria'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in south-east Asia, including India, Singapore, Peninsular Malaysia, Burma, Thailand, Sumatra and Borneo Borneo (; id, Kalimantan) is the third-largest island ...

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*'' Problepsis diazoma'' Prout, 1938 *''

Problepsis digammata ''Problepsis digammata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Ethiopia, Kenya, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania and Uganda }), is a landlocked country in East Africa East Africa, Eastern Africa, or East of Afr ...

'' Kirby, 1896 *''

Problepsis discophora ''Problepsis discophora'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Korea, Taiwan and the Russian Far East The Russian Far East (russian: Дальний Восток России, r=Dal'niy Vostok Rossii, p=ˈdalʲnʲɪj vɐˈst ...

'' Fixsen, 1887 *'' Problepsis erythra'' Wiltshire, 1982 *''

Problepsis eucircota ''Problepsis eucircota'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in China and Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and ...

'' Prout, 1913 *'' Problepsis evanida'' Prout, 1932 *'' Problepsis exanimata'' Prout, 1935 *''

Problepsis flavistigma ''Problepsis flavistigma'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Kenya and Sierra Leone Sierra Leone,)]. officially the Republic of Sierra Leone, is a country on the southwest coast of West Africa. It is bordered by Liberia ...

'' Swinhoe, 1904 *'' Problepsis herbuloti'' Viette, 1968 *'' Problepsis insignita'' Prout, 1938 *'' Problepsis korinchiana'' Rothschild, 1920 *'' Problepsis latonaria'' Guenée, (

*'' Problepsis longipannis'' Prout, 1917 *'' Problepsis lucifimbria'' (Warren, 1902) *'' Problepsis magna'' Warren, 1906 *'' Problepsis maxima'' Thierry-Mieg, 1905 *''

Problepsis meroearia ''Problepsis meroearia'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found on Madagascar and Mayotte. Subspecies *''Problepsis meroearia meroearia'' (Madagascar) *''Problepsis meroearia mayottaria'' (Oberthür, 1923) (Mayotte) References ...

'' Saalmüller, 1884 *'' Problepsis metallopictata'' (Pagenstecher, 1888) *'' Problepsis minuta'' Inoue, 1958 *'' Problepsis mitis'' de Joannis, 1932 *'' Problepsis neumanni'' Prout, 1932 *'' Problepsis ocellata'' (Frivaldszky, 1845) *'' Problepsis ochripicta'' Warren, 1901 *'' Problepsis paredra'' Prout, 1917 *'' Problepsis phoebearia'' Erschoff, 1870 *''

Problepsis plagiata ''Problepsis plagiata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found from north-eastern China to Japan, Korea and south-eastern Russia Russia (, , ), or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country spanning Eastern Euro ...

'' (Butler, 1881) *'' Problepsis plenorbis'' Prout, 1917 *'' Problepsis rorida'' Prout, 1932 *'' Problepsis sancta'' Meyrick, 1888 *'' Problepsis shirozui'' Inoue, 1986 *'' Problepsis similinotata'' Prout, 1917 *'' Problepsis subreferta'' Prout, 1935 *''

Problepsis superans ''Problepsis superans'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Japan, Taiwan, Russia and China China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country ...

'' (Bulter, 1885) *''

Problepsis transposita ''Problepsis transposita'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in New Guinea New Guinea (; Hiri Motu Hiri Motu, also known as Police Motu, Pidgin Motu, or just Hiri, is a language of Papua New Guinea, which is spoken in ...

'' Warren, 1903 *''

Problepsis triocellata ''Problepsis triocellata'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in northern Australia and on Sulawesi. Subspecies *''Problepsis triocellata triocellata'' *''Problepsis triocellata scenica'' (Prout, 1938) (Sulawesi) References

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'' Bastelberger, 1908 *''

Problepsis vulgaris ''Problepsis vulgaris'' is a moth of the family Geometridae. It is found in Asia, including India and Thailand. References

Moths described in 1889 Scopulini Moths of Asia {{Sterrhinae-stub ...

'' Butler, 1889

References

External links

* Scopulini Geometridae genera {{Sterrhinae-stub